The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-08

came TO MN as ne jumped une BraueS
from captain to brigadier-general.
Armistead died in the way that he
prayed for. /, as we'll as my husband.
believed that he courted the death
that finally came to him at Gettys-
burg, for have often heard it related
how bravely he came to the front OF
his brigade waving his sword and how
he was shot through the body and
fell within our lines asking to be tax
en- to Hancock's tent. At the same
moment my husband had fallen with
what was supposed, at the time, to
be a mortal wound. Three out OF the
six from whom we parted on that
evening in Los Angeles were killed in
front OF General Hancock's troops
and others wounded. The orders
taking us from Los Angeles soon foil
owed.
Captain Hancock made all haste
to the Capital, which he enormously
fancied to be almost within the grasp
OF the Confederate where he was soon
appointed Brig. Gen. by President
Lincoln.
Mrs. Hancock gives an interesting
glimpse OF "the Martyr President"
"Mr Lincoln's care worn face / recall
as wildly as then. At one OF his lew
ees in passing him ! remarkek that
it would be showing greater consider
alton il were to refuse his protfered
hand, as he must be weary enough OF
handshaking. To this he replied in
never to-be-forgotten tones: 'Ah, il
+h;a ,,,o,, al T ,,,ara IN llaJ ,,,,or tn do
how willingly would it be done for all
time; but to say no to the poor unior-
tunate who come to me, in the be-
lief that | am all powerful to
pronounce that little word OF
only three letters, and who do not
and will not understand that can
not act always as | wish, but have
Others to consult-this keeps me al
ways unhappy Mr.. Stanton fire.
uuently said TO me: Mr.. Lincoln has
the biggest heart OF any man in the
world, and for that reason we have
TO watch him, or the Southern wom-
en-, with their winning ways, would
get his pei mission to carry with them
enough contraband goods to supply
the Southern army"
The battle OF Williamsburg was
Hancock's first triumphant success.
He wrote to his wife: "0n this oc-
casion my men behaved beautifully
and captured the first coloryet taken.
NY loss was 1875 in killed and wounded
o great number showing hard end de-
termined fighting" An interval OF
some months interviewed be-
tween Williamsburg ana Antie-
tam General Hancock was en-
gagged in every battle up to the
time when the order was issued re-
lieving General Mcclellan ana ap-
pointing General Burnside to the
command OF the Army OF the Poto-
mac. In q letter to Mrs. Hancock she
said: "The army are not satisfied
it'll the change and consider the
treatment OF Mcclellan most ungra-
cious and inopportune. Yet ! do not
sympthlze in the movement going on
to resist the order. 1T is useless l
tell the gentlemen around me. We
are serving our country" After
Charlottesville he wrote:
The day before the fight Hooker
said to general officer, "God Al
mighty could not prevent me from
winning avictory tomorrow" Pray,
could we expect q victory after that?
He also told Mr.. Lincoln that he
would either win a victory or be
in hell. The President told him to
"carry plenty OF water along" Success
can not come to us through such pro-
family. regret / can not ask now
for leave; no general officer is allo wed
q leave OF absence. General Couch
asked for one, but was refused. I'M
derstand that the opinion OF officers
high in rank, at this time, would be
unpalatable. Rockers day is over.
/ have been approached again III con-
nection with the command OF the
Army OF The Potomac. Give yourself
no uneasiness-under no conditions
would / accept the command. | do
not belong to that class OF generals
whom the Republicans care to bolster
up. should be sacrificed.
When Gettysburg was fought Mrs.
Hancock was visiting her mother in
st. Lonis. On the morning OF July
3, 1868, General Hancock telegraphed
from the battlefield las was his GUS
tom each day while the action last
ed): al am all right, so far" A few
hours afterwards he sent second
dispatch, while lying upon the battle.
field desperately-and presumably,
fatally-wounded: 81 am severely
wounded, not mortally. Join me at
once in Philadelphia. Parker and
Miller, / fear, are gone up"
The surgeon objected to the word
ing OF this dispatch, writes Mrs. Han.
cock, and asked permission to send
one conveying intelligence OF his criti-
cal condition. "But General Hancock
would not permit the change, in view